Chapter 399 - Savior

Chapter 399 - Savior

Zhao Tianhu sighed upon hearing Lu Xiucai's voice. “And another one bites the dust...”

Kui Sanjin said nothing.

Meanwhile, a short man among their group spoke, saying, “Sir Kui, I have someone with relations to the Surveillance Bureau. Want me to talk to them?”

Zhao Tianhu slapped the short man on the head. “Are you stupid? Don’t you know what we do? We're graverobbers! Why would you go and consult the Surveillance Bureau? They're going to kill us all!”

The short man retreated into the group of people.

“They're not the imperial guards. They won't care about us at all.”

Zhao Tianhu sighed. “We should just give up on it if it's really impossible. We’ve sought so many people to help, but they all failed. We've done our best for Fourth Brother's sake.”

However, the others disagreed. “You can’t do that, Sir Zhao! Since it managed to turn Fourth Zhao into that ghastly creature, that item is definitely a prized treasure!"

“Yeah! We can just sell it and earn a lot of money since we're too scared to use it."

“Sir Zhao! I heard those cultivators have pills to extend their lifespan! We can exchange that treasure for those pills!”

“Shut up!” Zhao Tianhu shouted.

Everyone went quiet.

“If you think you can do it, why don’t you personally try and tear off that wicked skin from Fourth Brother? That treasure will belong to you if you manage to do it! What? Do you dare try it? I know that it’s a treasure that we can sell for good money, but it can fucking kill you! Visit no(v)eLb(i)n.com for the best novel reading experience

"It already killed Fourth Brother and Sixth Brother. How many lives would you need just to take care of it?

"Anyway, just listen to me! We've got to block the windows and doors. We'll leave before daybreak, and hopefully, the officials won’t discover our trails.”

No one else dared to disobey Zhao Tianhu, and they prepared to carry out his orders.

“AAAAAAAAAH!” Lu Xiucai’s shout echoed just then.

“What?!” Zhao Tianhu was astonished, but he was immediately delighted. “He’s still alive! It seems we finally have a chance. Let’s stay here and wait!”

If Lu Xiucai could read, he would understand some of the words that said—fortune-telling, glyphomancy, and divinations.

“Haha, I guess my good luck has returned. It makes sense, as I’ve been so unlucky over the past few days,” said Blind Chen as he entered the room. He looked around before going over to his wooden pole.

He was the same Blind Chen whom Li Huowang had met before. Blind Chen stepped on the leather and walked up to the wooden pole.

Lu Xiucai crawled up and stared at the blind man with a bamboo basket on his back

The blind man was stroking the leather with a pensive look, seemingly oblivious to Lu Xiucai's presence.

“Thank you for your help,” Lu Xiucai said.

Blind Chen ignored Lu Xiucai. He pulled out a black cloth and grabbed the leather with it. Then, he took out a mirror—the same mirror that Li Huowang had returned to him.

Zhao Tianhu and Kui Sanjin huddled next to the window, staring in disbelief at Blind Chen. They had no idea where the blind man had come from, and why he was so strong.

Blind Chen pinched the mirror in his armpit and used his wooden pole to poke around.

“Why are you blocking the window? Step back a bit. It’s too crowded,” Blind Chen said.

The people outside took a step back upon seeing that the blind man wanted to exit through the window. However, they made sure that the old man was within arm's reach, and their greedy gazes were fixated on the old man's bamboo basket.

“Now that’s better,” Blind Chen said. He then assumed a horse stance and raised the mirror high up in the air using his right hand while making seals with his left hand. He chanted an incantation at the same time.

Lu Xiucai admired Blind Chen and wondered when he would become a sage-like individual like the latter.

Lu Xiucai was also surprised by the strength of Blind Chen's Bagua mirror. Lu Xiucai knew that Bagua mirrors could deal with evil beings, but the issue was that Bagua mirrors were definitely expensive.

Lu Xiucai wondered how much it would cost to buy one.

While Lu Xiucai was deep in his thoughts, Blind Chen reached a crescendo.

When his chanting ceased, Blind Chen pointed his mirror at the group of people in front of him and roared. “The limitless Heaven and Earth upholds justice for the world!”

A dazzling, radiant light erupted from the mirror, piercing everyone.

They only managed to utter a single shout of despair before dying. Blind Chen's Bagua mirror had reduced all of them to a puddle of red flesh.